Physical exercise and Sport activities in patients with and without coronary heart disease
Background: The quantity and intensity of physical activity required for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease remain unclear. Therefore, we examined the association between physical activity and coronary risk. Methods: We studied 100 patients with chest pain, 78 men and 22 women, not old...
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| author | Giuseppe Francavilla Maurizio Giuseppe Abrignani Annabella Braschi Rosalba Sciacca Vincenzo Christian Francavilla Marco Malvezzi Caracciolo Nicola Renda Carmine Riccio Anna Scaglione Giambattista Braschi |
| author_facet | Giuseppe Francavilla Maurizio Giuseppe Abrignani Annabella Braschi Rosalba Sciacca Vincenzo Christian Francavilla Marco Malvezzi Caracciolo Nicola Renda Carmine Riccio Anna Scaglione Giambattista Braschi |
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| description | Background: The quantity and intensity of physical activity required for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease remain unclear. Therefore, we examined the association between physical activity and coronary risk. Methods: We studied 100 patients with chest pain, 78 men and 22 women, not older than 65 years, admitted to a coronary care unit. Patients were subdivided in 3 groups: the first group included patients with acute myocardial infarction, the second group included patients with chronic heart disease, the third included patients with non-ischemic chest-pain. A questionnaire on daily physical activity was filled by each patient. Results: A significantly higher percentage of patients with myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease had a sedentary life style compared to patients of the third group. Compared with subjects without heart disease, a significantly higher percentage of patients of the first and second group covered a daily average distance shorter than 500 meters, while a significantly inferior percentage covered a distance longer than 1 Km every day. A significantly lower percentage of patients with coronary heart disease practised sport compared with the third group. At the time of hospitalization a very small percentage of coronary heart disease patients still practised sport. Conclusions: The association between physical activity and reduced coronary risk is clear; in order to obtain benefits it is sufficient just walking every day. Regarding physical activity, continuity is important: patients, who practised sport only in juvenile age, breaking off when older, may lose the obtained advantages. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b91e886be0d47458b3e55d77b0a649e2022-12-22T03:09:08ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease1122-06432532-52642016-02-0168210.4081/monaldi.2007.457Physical exercise and Sport activities in patients with and without coronary heart diseaseGiuseppe Francavilla0Maurizio Giuseppe Abrignani1Annabella Braschi2Rosalba Sciacca3Vincenzo Christian Francavilla4Marco Malvezzi Caracciolo5Nicola Renda6Carmine Riccio7Anna Scaglione8Giambattista Braschi9Cattedra di Medicina dello Sport, Università degli Studi di PalermoAzienda Ospedaliera S. Antonio Abate, U.O. di Cardiologia, TrapaniCattedra di Medicina dello Sport, Università degli Studi di PalermoAzienda Ospedaliera S. Antonio Abate, U.O. di Cardiologia, TrapaniCattedra di Medicina dello Sport, Università degli Studi di PalermoAzienda Ospedaliera S. Sebastiano, U.O. di Cardiologia Riabilitativa, CasertaAzienda Ospedaliera S. Antonio Abate, U.O. di Cardiologia, TrapaniAzienda Ospedaliera S. Sebastiano, U.O. di Cardiologia Riabilitativa, CasertaCardiologia Riabilitativa, Clinic Center, NapoliAzienda Ospedaliera S. Antonio Abate, U.O. di Cardiologia, TrapaniBackground: The quantity and intensity of physical activity required for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease remain unclear. Therefore, we examined the association between physical activity and coronary risk. Methods: We studied 100 patients with chest pain, 78 men and 22 women, not older than 65 years, admitted to a coronary care unit. Patients were subdivided in 3 groups: the first group included patients with acute myocardial infarction, the second group included patients with chronic heart disease, the third included patients with non-ischemic chest-pain. A questionnaire on daily physical activity was filled by each patient. Results: A significantly higher percentage of patients with myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease had a sedentary life style compared to patients of the third group. Compared with subjects without heart disease, a significantly higher percentage of patients of the first and second group covered a daily average distance shorter than 500 meters, while a significantly inferior percentage covered a distance longer than 1 Km every day. A significantly lower percentage of patients with coronary heart disease practised sport compared with the third group. At the time of hospitalization a very small percentage of coronary heart disease patients still practised sport. Conclusions: The association between physical activity and reduced coronary risk is clear; in order to obtain benefits it is sufficient just walking every day. Regarding physical activity, continuity is important: patients, who practised sport only in juvenile age, breaking off when older, may lose the obtained advantages.https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/457exercisesportcoronary heart diseasemyocardial infarction |
| spellingShingle | Giuseppe Francavilla Maurizio Giuseppe Abrignani Annabella Braschi Rosalba Sciacca Vincenzo Christian Francavilla Marco Malvezzi Caracciolo Nicola Renda Carmine Riccio Anna Scaglione Giambattista Braschi Physical exercise and Sport activities in patients with and without coronary heart disease Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease exercise sport coronary heart disease myocardial infarction |
| title | Physical exercise and Sport activities in patients with and without coronary heart disease |
| title_full | Physical exercise and Sport activities in patients with and without coronary heart disease |
| title_fullStr | Physical exercise and Sport activities in patients with and without coronary heart disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical exercise and Sport activities in patients with and without coronary heart disease |
| title_short | Physical exercise and Sport activities in patients with and without coronary heart disease |
| title_sort | physical exercise and sport activities in patients with and without coronary heart disease |
| topic | exercise sport coronary heart disease myocardial infarction |
| url | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/457 |
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